Title:
A method, a system, and a device which reverse a midget submarine
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6204978
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Autonomous, unmanned submersible can turn upside down in order to use instrumentation placed on one side only. Batteries (106) and instrumentation housing (104) are installed on frame rails (112,14,108,110) and can change their relative positions, thus inverting the relative positions between center of buoyancy and center of gravity and subsequently inverting the submersible.
Inventors:
Vaganey, Jerome
Garfinkel, Leo
Garfinkel, Leo
Application Number:
JP2015515195A
Publication Date:
September 27, 2017
Filing Date:
May 30, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Blue Fin Robotics Corporation
International Classes:
B63G8/36; B63G8/14
Domestic Patent References:
JP5131978A | ||||
JP2011088485A |
Foreign References:
US3148650 | ||||
US4010619 | ||||
GB2335888A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
西浦 ▲嗣▼晴
High Miki Yoshiki
Tadashi Deyama
Toshihisa Sakai
High Miki Yoshiki
Tadashi Deyama
Toshihisa Sakai